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Pichaqa

Pichaqa, Mountain summit in Pacajes Province, Bolivia.

Pichaqa is a 4,512-metre-high (14,803 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. It lies north-east of the Anallajsi volcano. The name comes from Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa or piqacha, meaning a big needle, and is also spelled Pichaka.

The name Pichaqa comes from Aymara, in which pichaqa or phichaqa means a big needle; the mountain is also spelled Pichaka. The peak lies in Calacoto Municipality, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, north-east of the Anallajsi volcano, and reaches 4,512 metres.

The name Pichaqa comes from Aymara, in which pichaqa or phichaqa means a big needle, also written Pichaka. The peak stands in Calacoto Municipality of Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, north-east of the Anallajsi volcano.

Pichaqa lies in Calacoto Municipality, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, northeast of the Anallajsi volcano; the sources record no trail, access route or climbing season. Reaching 4,512 m requires altitude acclimatization, and the coordinates -17.80978, -68.85892 place it in dry Andean highland where nights are cold.

The name Pichaqa comes from Aymara words for a big needle (pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha), also written Pichaka. The summit stands at 4,512 m in Calacoto Municipality, La Paz Department, north-east of the Anallajsi volcano.

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